About Godni Village

Godni is a mid sized village in Kurhani tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,160, made up of 601 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Kurhani
Pincode	843119
Area (hectares)	49.8 hectares
Population	1,160
Male Population	601
Female Population	559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Godni compares

By the 2011 count Godni is the 110th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents. Its 49.8 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Godni

Godni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Godni as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Godni from other places

Godni lies about 16 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kurhani, about 7.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Godni
Nearest railway station	Kurhani	7.3 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	16 km

Villages closest to Godni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurhani tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Godni

As per the Census of India 2011, Godni village had a population of 1,160. That makes it the 110th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents.

Godni village has 601 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godni has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Godni is 843119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godni covers 49.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Godni falls under Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Godni is Kurhani, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Godni.

Godni is about 16 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godni is in Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Kurhani is about 7.3 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.